Sunday, 15 May 2011

Revenge for Bentley?

This game took place on 14th May 2011. It was a follow up to the first - disastrous- game!(The report for the last game can be seen at Death-or-Glory )

Lawrence Sutherland had returned empty handed to the Cape Colony, alone. Dick Bentley, his friend, now lay in a grave nearby....

The place he died still remained - the temple at Dhietree at the head of the Intayk river, where supposedly lay the Kalari Kunter -a magical artifact bestowing long life on anyone brave enough to use it.

Sutherland, of course, had to go back......

However, the new colleagues of Sutherland knew nothing of this, they were on a treasure hunt! - money was all the incitement they needed!Between them they had managed to raise a force of 24 Askaris and several porters, and so equipped, they set out from Cape Colony.

The main party soon reached the stream where the last expedition they had been ambushed... but the only surprise was from a flock of birds leaving a nearby wood.

(NB - we mixed the dummy markers with SG2 suppression markers, when spotted, the spotting unit ducked for a turn - in ambush games, this represents caution and spooking of the players!)

An American adventurer, Omar Gott, leading the column, decided to leave his colleagues and move round the right, alone.

The rest of the column consisted of Sutherland, followed by Callum Waite, and finally Ivor (known as Nobby) Rolls, (who was tasked with guarding the porters.)

Sutherland and Waite, with their Askaris, waded across the stream, keeping a keen eye out for hostiles...

Gott, (who had from his own purse armed his Askaris with Winchester Rifles) confidently moved to the columns right, down the stream.

The coast being clear, Waite, led his Askaris and porters across the ford.

Sutherland and waite moved round the small knoll to their front.

On the right, Gott was attempting to cross the stream too, but was shot at by native archers.

One of Gotts Askaris fell dead, an arrow through his neck!

Seeing what was happening, Sutherland and waite threw caution to the wind and crossed the knoll to engage the natives with their Martini-Henrys.

Gotts men added their fire..

Rolls stayed in cover. His men only had a mixture of muzzle loading Enfield and Springfield rifles to shoot with.